Etymology

Malachi

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Today it means: A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. Full definition →

Latin Mālāchiās ← Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας ← Hebrew מַלְאָכִי
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמַלְאָכִי
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜαλαχίας
  3. Latin · derived fromMālāchiās
  4. English todayMalachi

From Latin Mālāchiās, from Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi, malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”), singular form of מַלְאָךְ (mal'akh, “angel; messenger; ambassadors”) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.

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